by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 7,609 people earned their degree in mental health counseling/counselor, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 253 mental health counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in mental health counseling/counselor. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in mental health counseling/counselor.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cairn University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Cairn University
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified ’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carlow University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 23 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Carlow
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lock Haven University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified ’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alvernia University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Reading, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified ’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
Full Alvernia University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
With a ranking of #6, Westminster College Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania list. New Wilmington, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Westminster College Pennsylvania
Waynesburg University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #7. Waynesburg University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Waynesburg University
With a ranking of #8, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified ’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
Full Clarion University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
Mount Aloysius College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Mount Aloysius is located in Cresson, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Mount Aloysius
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified ’s mental health counseling/counselor students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at IUP
With a ranking of #11, Gannon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania list. Gannon is a small school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 11 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Gannon
Lancaster Bible College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Lancaster Bible College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Lancaster Bible College
West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania ranking. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #14, Drexel University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania list. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Drexel
Holy Family University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 ’s mental health counseling/counselor degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Holy Family University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Report
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